5 Things You Need To Know About The Cannabis Cola

There is no plant that looks quite like cannabis. The herb can reach well over 10 feet high and it produces insanely pungent and oddly shaped vertical buds. But, what parts of the plant can you actually use? How do you care for these conical blossoms? To help make sense of the herb, a few short botany lessons may be required. To start off, first Cannabis Anatomy 101 lesson is all about the best part: the cola.

2. Single cola dominance

When left to their own devices, most plants will grow one single dominant cola at the top of the plant. However, various training techniques encourage the plant to produce multiple high-quality colas, increasing the total yield of your crop.

However, some strains, like Mr. Nice, have single cola dominance. This means that the strain tends to produce one large apical bud with minimal side branching. For these strains, it’s best to use the sea of green (SOG) technique to increase yield.

Sea of green allows you to focus care and energy on the central cola of multiple plants, and it does not rely on side branching. Single cola dominant buds often respond well to topping, but many growers prefer to let the apical bud develop.

4. Do male plants produce colas?

Cannabis is a unique plant for many reasons. Not only does it produce an abundance of cannabinoids, which have mind-altering and medicinal properties, but the plant comprises of two distinct sexes: male plants and female plants.

The term cola can refer to the budding site in either a male or female plant. However, male plants have an entirely different bud structure.

Rather than produce one long, vertical cola, male plants produce small blossoms that look a little like upside down tulips when closed.

These blossoms are pollen sacs. When the pollen sacs open, they form a star-shaped flower.